How A 1960s Denver LSD Lab Served A 'Higher Cause'

Audio: Chris Walker speaks with Nathan Heffel

Crime-scene photo from the Denver lab in 1968, which shows a Grateful Dead concert poster taped to the wall.

(Courtesy Jim Laurita)

In 1968, Denver police busted a LSD lab in the basement of a house. Westword reporter Chris Walker tells Colorado Matters this was actually one of two labs run by Tim Scully. His underground drug operation is said to have boosted the global proliferation of psychedelics.

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Stephanie Wolf is Colorado Public Radio's arts and culture reporter. Stephanie was a professional ballet dancer who started at CPR in 2013 producing content focused on Colorado's vibrant arts and culture scene.